Getting a good head of steam

Last week a lot got done in a short period of time.
While I don't have any progress pictures, I do have before and afters of the shed roof.

Before: A 3-tabbed shingle roof, covered with moss and lichen.
(Last year, with the driveway freshly sealed.)

 

 

 

During: A trusty blue FEMA grade roof. I looked up how they recommend dealing with hurricane damage, so if you ever need a roof tarped, I have learned a few things.

After: It's up and done! With many thanks to Ian for doing the bulk of the work while I was trying to work at the same time.

The dumpster goes away today. I pulled all the stuff out of the bushes from when I demolished the mudroom closet, all the stuff from when I demolished the weird wooden surround around the chimney, lengths and lengths of rusted-beyond-use pipes from the bushes, a bend-pipe trellis? part of an arbor? out of the bushes. Then, when I saw how much room I had left, I called my neighbors and asked if they had anything they wanted to get rid of.

While waiting for the dumpster, Ian also cut me a beautiful new clothes line, the posts are rough oak, and the arms are rough pine. The old one had been holding out for me, but every time I hung up a wet towel, it crept closer and closer to the ground.

Before: This was taken well over a year ago, the angles had gotten much more severe.
It took minimal effort to push them over. I just sort of leaned on it.

After: The reason it took minimal effort to push over the old one is because this whole slope is sitting on a ledge. The close post is down about 32" until we hit ledge. The distant one is about 22".
It will hold up the cloths to dry though, and that's all that matters.
I sanded them to get the splinters off and then hit them with a coat of linseed oil. Not that it will do much, but it made me feel better. Today I'll string it now that the oil has soaked in.

And today I also just started the process to order the new handrail for the indoor stairwell. Temperatures come down, and progress picks up.